Different weather makes people feel different.It influences health, intelligence(智力) and feelings.
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month.In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times.People in these states(州) have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence.For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ(智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower.The wind can help people have more intelligence.Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower.Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings.Winter may be a bad time for thin people.They usually feel cold during these months.They might feel unhappy during cold weather.But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.At about 18℃, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) may make people forgetful(健忘).People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days.People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。What can cause problems on health？
| A．Hot and wet weather |
| B．A strong wind |
| C．Warm weather |
| D．Low air pressure |
A report shows that people may have more intelligence when ______ comes.
| A．rain |
| B．a strong wind |
| C．very hot weather |
| D．low air pressure |
According to(根据) the writer, fat people may feel bad in ______ weather.
| A．cold | B．cool | C．warm | D．hot |
The writer wants to tell us that ______.
| A．hot and cold weather influences all people in the same way |
| B．weather influences people’s behaviour |
| C．IQ changes when weather changes |
| D．people feel good on low pressure days |
Which is the best title(标题) for this passage？
| A．Hot Weather Causes Health Problems |
| B．Different Weather Makes People Feel Bad |
| C．Weather Influences Feelings |
| D．Weather Influences Health, Intelligence and Feelings |
Holland（荷兰）is the magical land of tulips（郁金香） and windmills（风车）． The tulips bloom（开花） from March until May． Holland is famous as the largest flower selling country in the world． The windmills， however， are important for the people of Holland．
Keukenhof
Keukenhof is the most famous and largest flower park in the world． Will you visit Holland in spring？ Then be sure to visit Keukenhof， you will see the beautiful Holland tulips and other famous flowers in Holland．
Single Bloemenmarket
Rain or shine， this famous floating（漂浮的）flowers market in Amsterdam is filled with colorful fresh flowers from Monday to Sunday． Though the best months are in March， April or May， the floating flowers market is a great place to find tulips at any time of the year．
Schiedam
Schiedam is the best choice if you want to see the largest windmills in the world． With heights up to 33 meters， they are hard to miss．
Zaanse Schans
Zannse Schans is also a good place you should visit． About 250 years ago， over 600 windmills formed the first industrial area in the world． It produces paint， paper and so on． Today it's an open﹣air conservation area（自然保护区） and museum， which interests thousands of visitors each year．
（1）Holland is selling country in the world．
| A． |
the largest flower |
| B． |
the largest windmills |
| C． |
the smallest flower |
| D． |
the smallest windmills |
（2）If you visit Keukenhof in spring， you can enjoy ．
| A． |
tulips and other flowers |
| B． |
tulips and some windmills |
| C． |
different kinds of plants |
| D． |
plants and some windmills |
（3）You can see tulips in the floating flower market．
| A． |
every month except March |
| B． |
at any time of the year |
| C． |
only in March， April or May |
| D． |
from Monday to Saturday |
（4）The largest windmills in the world lie in ．
| A． |
Amsterdam |
| B． |
Zaanse Schans |
| C． |
Schiedam |
| D． |
Keukenhof |
（5）From the last paragraph， we know Zaanse Schans ．
| A． |
has few visitors each year |
| B． |
is an animal conservation area |
| C． |
doesn't have any windmills |
| D． |
is a good place to see windmills |
Once upon a time， the colors in the world started to argue． All thought they were the most important and useful．
Green said， "I'm the symbol of life and hope． I was chosen for grass， trees and leaves． Look around and you will see me everywhere．"
Blue followed， "You only consider the earth， but look at the sky and the sea．"
Yellow smiled， "I bring hope and warmth into the world． Look at the color of the sun and the moon．"
Orange continued， "I'm the color of joy． My beauty is so fantastic that no one can think of you at sunrise or sunset．"
Red shouted out， "I'm the ruler of you． I'm the color of life and live． So nobody can take my place．" Purple stood up， "I'm the color of power． People never question me! They just listen and follow．"
Finally， indigo（靛青色） spoke slowly． "I stand for thought and reflection（反省）．Yet all of you just need them．"
Suddenly， the sky became dark and rain started to pour down． The colors all gathered（聚集） in fear． Rain began to speak， "Join hands and come to me．"
The colors did as they were told． Rain added， "Don't you know you each are made for a certain purpose？ When it rains， appear together to show that you can all live in peace． The rainbow（彩虹） is the color of your friendship．"
（1）The color green thought it was the most important because ．
| A． |
It made the world full of joy |
| B． |
it was the symbol of life and love |
| C． |
people could see it here and there |
| D． |
it was the color of grass and flowers |
（2） gives the world hope and warmth．
| A． |
Red |
| B． |
Blue |
| C． |
Yellow |
| D． |
Purple |
（3）Each color is made for a purpose．
| A． |
similar |
| B． |
certain |
| C． |
funny |
| D． |
personal |
（4）According to the passage， we can know ．
| A． |
orange stands for powerful and life |
| B． |
all the colors were happy to greet rain |
| C． |
Blue is the color of the sea and the sky |
| D． |
The sky became dark and began to snow |
（5）The best title for the passage can be " "．
| A． |
The color of friendship |
| B． |
The performance of colors |
| C． |
The colors in the world |
| D． |
The courage of the rainbow |
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Chinese painting is one of the oldest art forms in the world． Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as Guohua． Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush dipped（浸） in black or colored ink（墨水）．Paper and silk are also needed for painting． The finished work can be put on scrolls（轴）．Traditional Chinese painting includes landscape（山水）painting， figures（人物）， bird and flowers． Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting． |
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Chinese folk（民间的） music is an important part of Chinese culture． It has a long history． One of the Confucianism Classics（儒家经典 ） Shi Jing， containsmany folk songs． They are much loved by people up to now． Traditional Chinese musical instruments are symbols of Chinese culture， such as guqin， guzheng， pipa， erhu， xiao and chime（编钟）． Sheng and suona are also popular in northern villages in China． Xi'an drum music is large traditional drum music． It is a valuable part of Chinese ancient music， and is regarded as the "living fossil（化石） of Chinese ancient music" in the world． |
（1）People usually use for doing traditional Chinese painting．
①brushes
②ink
③color pencils
④paper
⑤silk
| A． |
①②③④ |
| B． |
②③④⑤ |
| C． |
①②③⑤ |
| D． |
①②④⑤ |
（2）The highest form of Chinese painting is ．
| A． |
landscape painting |
| B． |
figures |
| C． |
bird and flowers |
| D． |
trees |
（3）The underlined word "contain" means ．
| A． |
hold |
| B． |
control |
| C． |
prevent |
| D． |
include |
（4） is called the "living fossil of Chinese ancient music" in the world．
| A． |
Folk music |
| B． |
Country music |
| C． |
Ancient music |
| D． |
Xi'an drum music |
（5）The two paragraphs above are about ．
| A． |
Chinese music |
| B． |
Chinese painting |
| C． |
Chinese culture |
| D． |
Chinese history |
A river was running happily in the hill， the valley（山谷） and the field． Soon it was stopped by a huge rock and the river was a little afraid and worried what it could do．
The rock said， "Hi， baby！Where are you going？"
The river answered， "I'm going to the sea． My mother is waiting for me．"
The rock made fun of the river and said， "You're too young． Go back to the hill at once． You can't get there． Don't come back here again!"
The river was surprised to hear that and said， "I can only go forwards（向前）．There's no river that goes backwards（向后）!"
The rock became angry and warned the river． "Don't speak! If you don't go back， you will have to change your direction． Don't want to run over my body!"
The river asked helplessly， "Where should I go？"
"You can go anywhere you like． Just don't come close to me!"
While they are talking， more and more water came here． Then it began to get out of control． The river ran quickly over the rock and the rock was washed pitifully．
The river said proudly， "A weak person will change his goal and direction． A person who is strong will only go ahead and nothing can stop him!"
（1）The final goal of the river was to go to the ．
| A． |
field |
| B． |
valley |
| C． |
sea |
| D． |
hill |
（2）The rock wanted the river to ．
| A． |
get out of control |
| B． |
come close to him |
| C． |
make fun of him |
| D． |
go back to the hill |
（3）The river ran over the rock ．
| A． |
slowly |
| B． |
softly |
| C． |
quickly |
| D． |
carelessly |
（4）After meeting the rock， the river became at last instead of being afraid．
| A． |
proud |
| B． |
helpless |
| C． |
pitiful |
| D． |
worried． |
（5）The passage tells us that we should when facing difficulties．
| A． |
Avoid solving the problem |
| B． |
become strong and go ahead |
| C． |
change our dream directly |
| D． |
be used to giving up silently |
Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street．Two silver coins were shining in a melting（融化的）snow bank（积雪），so I dug through the snow to look for more．Of course，I just ended up with two cold hands．I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home，colder but richer．I began to think about how to spend the money．
Two days later，Mary and her little sister Susy were searching the snow banks．"Finders are keepers" was my first thought． I didn't want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying．"I dropped them right here，"she said with tears． Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow．"Maybe they slid down（滑下）the street with the melting snow． Let's dig over here．"Mary's voice sounded confident．
"They'll never know" was my second thought，and I walked past them．"Peter，have you seen two silver coins？"asked Mary． Susy looked up from digging． Her eyes were hopeful．
"Tell a lie" was my third thought．"As a matter of fact，"I hesitated（犹豫），"I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago． I wondered who might have lost them．"Susy hugged me with a big smile，"Oh，thank you，thank you．"
（1）Why did the writer dig through the snow？
（2）When did Mary and Susy search the snow banks？
（3）Who was confident of finding out the silver coins，Mary or Susy？
（4）How did Susy feel when she saw the writer？
（5）What might the writer do with the two coins in the end？